Thirumurugan Veeran (born on 9 January 1983), also known as V. Thirumurugan, is a Malaysian retired footballer. He also a member of the Malaysia national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thirumurugan a/l Veeran | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Gurun, Kedah, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Kedah FA | 8 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Perak FA | 22 | (1) |
| 2006–2012 | Kedah FA | 49 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Perak FA | 34 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | PDRM FA | 18 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Perlis FA | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | Malaysia U-23 | 8 | (10) |
| 2006–2007 | Malaysia | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 06, 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 06, 2016 | |||
He made his national début at the 2005 Manila Sea Games, which Malaysia won the bronze medal in the football event. He then made his senior debut against New Zealand on 19 February 2006.
He previously played for Perak, but was not retained. This paved the way for him to rejoined his home team, Kedah. He was an instrumental figure in helping Kedah won the 'double treble' championship (League, FA Cup and Malaysia Cup) in 2007 and 2008.[1][2] He played with Kedah for six seasons, before returning to Perak for the 2013 season.
For the 2014 season, he joined PDRM FA. Two years later, he joined Perlis FA.
Honours
Kedah FA
- Malaysia Cup (2) : 2007, 2008
- Malaysia FA Cup (2) : 2007, 2008
- Malaysia Super League (2) : 2007, 2008
References
External links
- Player profile – doha-2006.com
- Thirumurugan Veeran at National-Football-Teams.com
- Defender vows to help Malaysia into final